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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003

Filed:

Nov. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Ulrich H. Seuser, Neuwied, DE;

Juergen Daams, Stolberg, DE;

Clive J. Spackman, Novi, MI (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 7/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 7/18 ;
Abstract

An assembly ( ) for use in a vehicle suspension system for connection with a wheel ( ) of a vehicle includes first and second hollow hydroformed sections ( and ). In one embodiment of the assembly ( ), upper and lower pivot mountings ( and ) are connected with the hollow hydroformed sections ( ). A wheel mounting section ( ) is pivotally connected with the upper and lower pivot mountings ( and ). The pivot mountings ( ) allow the steerable vehicle wheel ( ) to be turned to effect steering of a vehicle ( ). The assembly ( ) may be utilized in association with a vehicle wheel ( ) which is not steerable. When the assembly is utilized in the vehicle wheel ( ) which is not steerable, the pivotal wheel mounting section ( ) may be eliminated.


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